Welcome to the December 2011 Formula Feeding Support Group! Please feel free to use this group as a way to connect with other mommies who use formula - share, ask, and chat!!

The Rules:
1) ALL BBC RULES APPLY. If you need a refresher course, please read this link:
http://www.babycenter.com/community-help-guidelines

2) I know this is part of the BBC rules, but I am going to put this up as a second reminder.
***THERE WILL BE NO BASHING OF ANYONE'S CHOICE TO USE FORMULA.***
I understand that there are very strong feelings on both sides of the subject, but this is not going to be a place to debate which one is "better". I will not tolerate any comments/posts that attack anyone's decision, and those that do will be deleted.
One thing that will be up for debate is brands - which bottles/formula you use and why, etc.
3) This group IS open to those who supplement with formula while breastfeeding!! Mommies who do both are still formula-feeding mamas, and deserve the same support that we give full-time formula users.

There can be NO trading/giving away/asking for free formula samples, checks, or coupons. It is against BabyCenter's Spam/Advertising Rule (linked here). For repetition's sake, here are the details of that rule:

Selling, swaps and giveaways
We want to support parents who have a business or maybe just have some baby clothing to sell or coupons to swap. Please follow our simple rules to keep things fair:
-You can advertise and link to your business website or listing of items you have for sale in your automatic signature but you cannot recruit (including but not limited to direct-sales, surveys or links to special codes).
The only public groups where you may post messages about your business or items you have to sell, give away or swap are the Trading Post, the Mom & Pop Shop group and the BabyCenter Holiday Shoppe. (This is why Dec 2011 created their own board, linked here.)
-You may advertise your business, or announce items you have to sell or swap in your journal. The box indicating that your post is a commercial/personal business post must be checked.
-You may not use your status, ticker, your shoutouts or your avatar to advertise your business.
You may create your own private group for any of these purposes. If we are alerted to a public group that is being used for these purposes we reserve the right to delete it.
-Please note that BabyCenter does not review or approve any of these activities. If you send, receive, or exchange money or goods based on agreements made our site, it is entirely at your own risk.

Since we all have new babies, you understand that I cannot/do not come on here every minute of every day. So if you do see someone who creates a post violating these rules, report it. I will get an email that will let me know, and I'll come on here and inform the poster about the trading post and the rule. I will also be turning commenting off on each post I find in violation.
I know everyone's hearts are in the right place, trying to help others and save some moolah, but it's a BabyCenter rule that cannot be bent!

If you are considering using formula, but not yet sure, please ask!! I'm sure you'll be able to find some/most/all of the answers that you're looking for!